vera thompson was telling people about the homicide, that elizabeth shannon might be involved. >> vera was elizabeth's best friend who was staying at the house the night of the murder. police brought her in again for questioning. and this time they grilled her. >> she was extremely emotional. she didn't want to tell on anybody. at that point in time she began to lay the facts on the table. >> and oh, what facts they were. vera was elizabeth's buddy, her bff. they talked about everything, went everywhere together. >> when she started bringing up facts, we were able to corroborate some of the information. >> vera provided plenty of supporting details. how just days before the shooting, she went with elizabeth to a field and test fired the murder weapon. cops later found matching shells there. and how elizabeth dumped the gun that night with a guy from the neighborhood named dee humphrey who was waiting near the house. humphrey was interviewed. he admitted it was true. vera's story added up. >> so everything was believable. >> then vera, just 15 years old, naive, frightened, no attorney r